Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rockfield Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Anston & Woodsetts , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rockfield Drive (S81 8RR) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Anston & Woodsetts average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockfield Drive (S81 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rockfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Crescent
Sep 2025Public order Scholey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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